Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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'Coffee with A Cop' comes to Cary McDonald'sDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - More than 40 free cups of coffee were distributed to attendees of the Cary McDonald's "Coffee With A Cop" event on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Owned and operated by Nondas Ples...
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Learn about Habitat Faith Build Jan. 11Dec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will hold an information meeting for its 2020 Faith Build at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. The meeting will be held at Gene...
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Amita St. Joseph Hospital auxiliary donates more than $23,000 to hospital cancer centerDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - The Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital auxiliary recently gave a donation of $23,297.65 to the administrators of the Bob and Edna Meadows Regional Cancer Care Center at th...
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Believe Project: $100 for inclusion specialist who helped woman in needDec 19, 2019 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through our Believe Project is Lori Reiss of Glen Ellyn. Here is her story ... "I would like to nominate my community inclusion special...
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Elgin Salvation Army provides winter coats for U-46 students in needDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - The Salvation Army in Elgin has launched a new initiative to provide winter coats to Elgin Area School District U-46 students in need. Since October, the group has set ...
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Local Norwegian-Americans celebrate annual Juletrefest holiday eventDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Cookies by local residents won top honors in a bake-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 on Dec. 8. The smakaker (cookie) contest was held at the lodge's annual ...
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Santa's Special Workshop makes toys more accessibleDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - He's making a list, he's checking it twice and he's making special toys for all who are nice. Jim Dondlinger has become a very special type of Santa for speech, physical...
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Cary-Grove Rotary gives donation to local food pantryDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Members of the Rotary Club of Cary-Grove present a donation check for $1,000 to the Cary-Grove Food Pantry, located at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church in Cary. Funds for t...
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Sign-language Santa visits deaf children in AuroraDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - A sign-language Santa helped bring Christmas spirit to Aurora deaf and hard-of-hearing students on Thursday, Dec. 12. About 85 students and caregivers were guests at Aur...
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CLC student collects ornaments for hospital patientsDec 18, 2019 5:00 am - On Christmas Eve 2007, Grayslake resident Elizabeth (Lyzzi) Elliott stopped by the hospital to visit her friend's 6-year-old daughter who was battling leukemia. Elliott ...